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EIGHTY-EIGHTH YEAR OF PUBLICATION

No. 28,141

HONG KONG, THURSDAY, JUNE 23, 1932.

PRICE $3.00 Per Month.

1888- DUNLOP the Pioneer

1932 DUNLOP still the Leader

FAULTLESS BETTY

Gwen Sterry Nearly

Causes Sensation.

BUT CRACKS UP BADLY

AGAINST FINALIST.

Americans Win.

FRANK SHIELDS FAVOURITE

FOR THE TITLE.

London, Yesterday.

Miss Gwen Sterry, the young, British player, nearly brought about the second Wimbledon sensation when she led Fraulein Krahwinkel, last year's finalist 5-4 in the second after winning the first set at 6-4. But the German girl's experience coupled with the nerves displayed by Miss Sterry saved the day and Fraulein Krabwinkel, enter- ed the next round.

Miss Sterry won the first set after a ding dong struggle, and led 5-4 in the second set with 80- 15 in her favour. She, however,

"ERRORS OF JUDGE- MENT" ON WATER

K.R.A.'S LETTER TO THE COLONIAL SECRETARY

"HARBOUR PIPE LINE SERVICE OPERATED UNNECESSARILY.”

SUGGESTIONS ON SHORTAGES IN COLONY

The Editor,

EUCHARISTIC CONGRESS OPENED IN DUBLIN.

Legate Reads Letter From The Pope.

Dublin, To-day.

The Papal Legate formally opened the Eucharistic Con- gress in the pro-Cathedral by reading the Pope's letter to the Congress.

The City will be illuminat- ed till dawn.~

Reuter.

FUNG CASE.

HOOVER SUPPORTED PREMIERS BY ITALY, GERMANY

20 SMALLËR NATIONS RANGE ON THEIR SIDE

DISARMAMENT ISSUE

OPPOSITION IS FELT TO BE

INSURMOUNTABLE,

➡ FRANCE'S HOSTILITY UNMISTAKABLE

Chauffeur Charged with Possession of Arms

POLICE CUSTODY.

IF COVERT

Geneva, To-day.

MEET

MacDonald Memorandum.

to Herriot.

GERMANY CAN'T PAY AND

MUST BE GIVEN TIME.

Arrangements Must

Be Final.

SIR JOHN SIMON LEAVES

FOR LONDON.

21

Lausanne, To-day.

Sir John Simon has left for London to submit the latest

That the Harbour Pipe Lihe service was kept in operation for 42 days longer than was required · DEVELOPMENT IN to effect an equitable distribution and that a seri- ous error of judgment was shown when too much water was drained off the Main Kowloon Reservoir

The Disarmament Conference has adjourned phases of the twin Conferences at to the Bywash Reservoir during the drought are

without fixing a date for the next meeting.

Friday's meeting of the Cabinet, among the contentions made in a letter to the

Though about 20 smaller nations have ranged Saturday.

and is expected to return on Colonial Secretary to-day from the secretary of the

themselves on the side of Italy and Germany, sup- Conversations between the Kowloon Residents' Association. The full text of SOLICITOR PROTESTS AGAINST porting President Hoover, it is felt that the opposi-leaders were continued yester the letter follows:-

day, when M. Herriot visited Mr. tion will prove insurmountable.

Ramsay Macdonald and the lat- Signor D. Grandi has announced that Italy has ter handed him a memorandum accepted the Hoover Proposals completely and un-is practically a statement of prin- on the British standpoint, which conditionally.

ciples based on the British view that Germany cannot pay, and that if any future payments were final set Miss Sterry seemed to Hon. Colonial Secretary, and Using the consumption figures

to be made sufficient time must lose all confidence and as a con- would thank you for the courtesy for May as a basis, the water con- the murder of George Fung at the League Building, greeted Signor Grandi's an- Germany's recovery

A storm of applause, such as is seldom heard in be allowed to elapse to ensure was completely out of publication thereof in your sumed on the Island was 211.78 Village Road, on March 24 last, nouncement, in the name of Signor Mussolmi, of ments must not be of a nature played, Fraulein Krahwinkel take columns as a matter of general mg or 178 gallons per head per took a more definite turn in the Italy's complete acceptance of the Hoover pro-calculated to militate against the It stipulater that the arrange ing the set to love to win the interest. match.

po libility of such recovery, and posals.

must be final in character, -- gident Hoover's points and emphasised that the

Signor Grandi enumerated certain of Pre-Reuter,

acceptance was unconditional.

cracked up badly against the

steadiness of her German oppon- ent and allowed her to go out at

"China Mail."

Dear Sir,

Colony's Water Supply.

Isumed, as published from time to time in the Press, shows con elusively that the Harbour Pipe Line was kept in operation far

I enclose copy of letter on the too long during the recent short-

7-5 to level the match. In the above subject sent to-day to the age.

sequence

Miss Betty Nuthall, Britain's No. 1 ranking player, was in magnificent form against Mrs. Mavrogordato, and did not play one bad shot throughout the lwo sets.

Yours, faithfully, (Sgd.) CHAS E. TERRY. Hon. Secretary, Kowloon Residents' Association.

The Hon. Colonial Secretary, Hong Kong.

day, while on the Mainland the

Case Remanded.

Important developments of the clues which the Police authori- ties have been pursuing since

amount was 143.43 m.g. or 15.4 Central Police Court this morn- gallons per head per day. Storing, when one of the five arrest-

m.g. on the Island and 135.86

age on the 1st June was 518.9 ed on Monday, in the Police sur-

1.g. on the Mainland i.e. allow-prise swoop, was brought be- ing the same consumption per fore Mr. Wymie-Jones. head of population as in May the Accused appeared as Sze Yung Island had supplies which would sang (?), a chauffen, residing last rather more than two and a

GRANDI APPLAUDED.

FRANCE'S VIEWS.

GERMAN NAVY: TO

Mrs. Willa-Moody and Miss Helen Jacobs both won their Sir,

VISIT DANTZIG. matches in straight sets, Mrs. Colony's Water Supply. Moody beating Miss Bower 6-1,

half times as long as those on at Bisney Villas, Vibra Rand, Sir John Simon's faint praise was warmly E-0. and Miss Jacobs beating Mre resulting in greatly restricted fer by the pipe line of reserves

The recent Water Shortage, the Mainland, due to the trans- and is a retive of Shinghai.

echoed by M. Paul Boncour, whose hostility was

Polish Press Regards It B. Covell 6-2, 6-2. Mme. Mathieu, the French champion, considerable inconvenience and

supplies to all consumers and in from the mainland.

He was charged with the un- unmistakable, if covert.

As Political dropped a set against Senorita discomfort to all sections of the object of Government to provide a ammunition at

lawful possession of one automa- On the assumption that it is the tit revolver and three rounds of curity and argued that the proportional reduction

He constantly referred to the question of se- Demonstration. Valerio, the Italian champion, community, led this Association balanced and equitable supply to quarters of Bisney Villas, with of armaments would prejudice the interests the

the servants' but she had the match always to institute a general review of all districts, in times of shortage out a permit from the Inspector- smaller States, and urged that if the Conference

EXCITEMENT IN WARSAW. well in hand and eventually won the whole question of Water Sup the storage on each side of the General by 5-7, 6-1, 6-2.

Warsaw," To-day;/ Frank Shields gained a straight ply and Distribution in the Col- harbour sets victory over Taylor, goingony, and I am directed to for-through the harbour pipe line so that it was Chiu Yung Sham..

regulated when his name was called, stated discussed the Hoover Proposals they must simul- There is considerable, excite out at 6-3, 6-4, 6-1. Now that ward the following statement that with due regard to the estimat

taneously consider the French Proposal for an In-ment here over the projected, visit

of the German Navy to Dantzig z Henri Cochet has been eliminat- which is respectfully submitted ed consumption per head of popula Chief Detective-Inspector A. N. ternational Force.

the Press regarding the visit as a for the consideration of Govern- tion the quantity stored on either Reynolds together with Detective- ed, Shields is fancied in many quarters as the ultimate winner.

ment.

side should last the same period of Sergeant Fitches appeared for the He declared, however, that the proposals will political demonstration against Each game he plays in shows an 1. Distribution

Poland. Reuter. of available time. On this basis, it would ap- prosecution, while Mr. D. L. receive France's sympathetic consideration. improvement, and this year his supply: An analysis of the pear that the Island had on atorage Streilett was for the defence. challenge for the title is no idle figures of water stored and con-

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threat.

Full results as cabled by Reu-

ter were as follows:-

Ladies' Singles.

Mrs. Wills-Moody (U.S.A.) heat Miss Bower (Britain) 6-1, 6-0.

Miss Betty Nuthall (Britain) beat Mra. Mavrogordato (Aus- tria),

Miss Helen Jacoba (USA) beat Mrs. B. Covell (Britain) 6-2, 6-2.

Mme, Mathieu (France) beat{ Senorita Valerio (Italy) 5-7, 6-1, 6-2.

POST OFFICE REPORT.

Revenue Balance $883,477 Over Expenditure.

WIRELESS TRAFFIC INCREASE.

The report of the General Post

should

be

of Police. Accused,

Why Police Custody?? The C.DL pulled for two Section handled 6.746,127 ordin-Police custody...

days remand until Saturday in ary letters, $370,291 other arti- Mr. Streliti I am wonder cles, and 10,091 Postal Hong ing why it should be Police cus- Kong packets, an all-round in-tody. Why not in jail in the crease on the figures for 1930. usual manner, where he can con

The registered articles deli-sult his solicitors? vered amourted to 207,954, a de- His Worabip remarked that the crease as compared with 1980. accused would be given the same

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facilities as in jail.

C.D.I Reynolds Full facili- ties will be given him in fact,

Office for the year 1931, issued STOP Fraulein Krahwinkel (Ger- by Mr. B. W, Hamilton, Post- many) beat Miss Gwen Sterry master General, states that the Britain 4-6, 7-5, 6-0;

POPE VETOES BURNING OF CANDLES BEFORE STATUES

"Tenda To Give The Appearance Of Superstition.

Rome, To-day.. An order forbidding the burning of candles before statues and sacred images in the Churches in Rome and the diocese, has been issued by the Pope's Vicar-General.:

The practice is described as "tending to give the ap pearance of superstition?" Reuter

balance of revenue over expendi-

ture amounted to $888,477.

In consequence of the continu-

ed depreciation in the exchange

PRESS

New York, To-day. Further subterranean dis- turbances are reported from Latin America, where the vol cano, Descabegado, is active again.

value of the Hong Kong currency, it became necessary to revise the rates of postage for places out-shes are falling in Buenos side the Colony with effect from April 1

The combined total of the year's transactions on Money Orders and British Postal Orders showed a decrease of about £2,700 as compared with 1980. The shrinkage in the gold value of the silver currency of China's transactions when converted into. sterling would partly account for thu decrease

During the year the Chinese

Aires

Mendoza and Pompa were subjected to 24 hours steady fall though there is no n xiety.

Thirty were drowned

tidal

there are better facilities.

Mr. Stellett This is welcome news, because in the jail they can be Improved.

- Unusual,

SOVIET SARCASTIC.

M. Litvinoff, the Soviet Delegate, was some- what sarcastic and welcomed the reminder that they were still members of the Disarmament Con- ference.

approved the proposals but suggested that they The German Delegate, Dr. Nadolny, entirely

were too moderate.

SUN FO LEAVES FOR CANTON?

Shanghai Reports.

TO AVERT A CIVIL WAR IN SOUTH CHINA.

Shanghai, To-day, Mr. Matsudaira affirmed Japan's readiness to Mr. Sun Fo left secretly on the The "China Press" believes co-operate in the examination of the proposals, "Empress of Japan' this morning which, he said, required careful consideration with for Canton, for the purpose of endeavouring to avert a serious the view to ensuring a fair manner of defence of civil war in South China and to the countries concerned.

Britain's Wishes.

which he expected would lead to The profound importance of the scaling down of all classes of Mr. Strellett remarked that it President Hoover's proposals, ships. was unusual to remand a man in which come in the nature of a Police custody after he had been bombshell at Geneva, was om- charged

Mr. Reynolds

"Wasted Dollars,”

·Washington, „To-day.

we phasised by Sir John Simon, who President Hoover declares that It is not un-provisionally" c o mmentin, we could increase the assurance usual. We have many cases like thereon, promise the most care, peace and yet, save the people of that

la ful attention of the British Gov. the world 10 to 15 billion wasted Replying to his Worship, Mr. ernment, SKA ...dollars during the next 10 years

It is learned from authoritativa Reynolds agreed that the remand He pointed out that in some was to enable them to make fu respecta Britain wanted a more scurces that Mr. Hoover has no ther enquiries

complete Naval Disarmament, idea of the United States acting Mr. Strellett Your Worship particularly the abolition of sub alone, but only if, the other major will note that I protest against marines, and commented on the Powers would accept nogo desig Police custoy, at the

tint absence of any proposal to reduce Asket for his plen, Mr. Strellett the size of capital

entered a formal one of "not full-

remanded the sex

Dignity of Europe,

emphasised that the pro- 'not mention anything in

unde

tion

compose the differences between General Chen Chitang and Gen- eral Chen-cheh. Reuter,

INGOTS OF GOLD. RAISED

· FROM LINER EG:PT,

Worth Tens Of:Theo

Im Sterling,

Brest, To-day, The first Ingots of gold, worth tens of thousands of pounds sterling, were raised to-day from the sunken liner, Egypt, off Ushant, by divers from the Italian sal vage chip, Martigli, working 400 feet!

The

work

the wreck